Poelwyk Member 99 Member For: 13y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: Werribee,Melbourne, Australia Posted 15/07/13 09:28 AM Share Posted 15/07/13 09:28 AM hey guys I have a MK1 BA XR6 turbo and it has the factory brakes witch are 298MM and iv been offered a upgrade premo brakes with are 325MM now the issue I have is the thread in the calipers have been cross threaded..now what would be required to be done to them so I can fit them to my car..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRK Member 361 Member For: 12y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 16/07/13 05:25 AM Share Posted 16/07/13 05:25 AM Take them to a brake repairer and see if they can be helicoiled - if yes, then get all the pieces for the swap - plus think about some new hoses or braided hoses. These things are getting on a bit in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poelwyk Member 99 Member For: 13y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: Werribee,Melbourne, Australia Posted 16/07/13 06:20 AM Author Share Posted 16/07/13 06:20 AM yeah this is why I thought about doing this as there bigger then what I have on the car at them moment ... got a price to reco the calipers and its gonna cost $120 per caliper + fixing of thead what ever the price is new Disk's all round its a Sum of $500 + pads at 250ish .. the braided lines... im looking at alittle over 1,000 to do witch is not that bad... just got to get over the issue of the crossthred.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 1m 12d Posted 16/07/13 10:07 AM Share Posted 16/07/13 10:07 AM I'd try and retap the original thread first by running a die through it I don't know if it trust a helicoil in this situation anyone else's thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 7m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/07/13 01:13 PM Share Posted 16/07/13 01:13 PM nah, if done properly, helicoils can be stronger than the original thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 1m 12d Posted 16/07/13 10:15 PM Share Posted 16/07/13 10:15 PM Yeah I would normally agree but with the expansion and contraction from heat of the brakes I would be concerned, although having said that I have helicoiled sparkplugs in heads before.But I have also seen helicoils get pulled out before from over tightening and not being done correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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